Storm door



A. H. MILLS swonu noon Filed April 5. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR l lu'llrl |||llv|||l STORM DOOR Filed April 5. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I0 r 4 i ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 13, 1931} mason- ALFRED inntitns, OFELIMHU'RST, NEW YO 'sronnr Dorm Application filed April 5,

This invention relates to storm doors, and has for its primary object and purpose to provide a storm;door for houses or residences which is simpleand .durablein construction, ornamentalln appearance andls provided with. means forefiectively excluding water from passage to the inner-side of If characters, designate corresponding parts the door and for draining the same exteriorly thereof. I r a l g It is a more particular object of the invention to provide a storm door having an open-work ornamental grille and a hinged window on the inner side of the, door opposed to said grille, together-with. means operating when the window is closed to 'effeet a water tight seal preventing the passage of driving rain throu'gh the grille to the inner side of the door. v

It is also another important feature of the invention to provide a storm door having a hollow body structure andthe frame of the pivoted window at its lower endhavving means cooperating with a part of the door structure at the lower end ofthe orna mental grille tojeif'ectively drain the water entering through the grille away from the inner face or the door andthrough the 1101- low lower end portion thereof.

With the above and other objects in view,

. theinvention consists in the improved storm door and in the form, construction and relatlveiarrangement of lts several parts as w1ll be hereinafter more fully. described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing,' and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims. g I g In the drawings, wherein I have disclosedone simple and practical embodiment of the invention, and in which similar reference.

throughout the several views, p Figure lis an. outer side elevation of a storm door'illustrating one embodiment of my present improve nt on the line 7e7-ofFig.

1930. "serial n01 44i,7t5.

Fig. 2 is a-horizontal sectional view taken onthe line -22of.Fig; 1-; a}

Fig. is .an enlarged gfragfmentary, vertical section taken on the line 3+3ofFig 1 Fig. dis a horizontalsectional view taken? Fig. 5 is an enlarged YBX'l'zlCtLl section Jol the lower. end port on of the door taken on the line 55 of Fig l a Fig. 6 is a-detai-l vertical section taken on the line 6-'6 of Fig. 1,- and'j ,Fig. 7 is a horizontalsectional view taken;

7 In theaccompanying drawin s, for purposesof illustration, I have shown one of a pair of two similar storm doors which areadapted to be mounted the door frame or opening forswinging or pivotal movement at the opposite -:verti'cal sides. thereof,: the free e dges of the doors when closed,'meeting on substantially the central vertical line of" the door opening. Howevenit will be understoodthat the structure to be presently described might also be embodied. ina sin.- gle door. for completelyclosing the door frame or opening. As shown herein, each door consists of the inner andouter body plates 5 and'fi respectively, arranged in spaced parallelrelation to each other, said plates being rigidly connected by thevertical side-bar's 7, the top bar 8 andthe' bot tom bar 9. vThe-topand bottom bars atone of theirends, and at theyjouterside of the door are formed; withsemi-cylindrical' portions indicated at 10 concentric with the cylindrical bore's'll whichreceives vertically disposed pivot rods 12 and "13 respectively. These rods arerigi-dly .fixe'clagainsttaXial' rotative movement." relative to the ldoor structure by setscrewsindicated at 14 and 15 respectively. 7 g I Thelllppr pivot rod 12 is journaiied in an opening provided in one flange of aiiang-le bar 1 6 suitably secured to' 'theface of the masonry at the top of the door opening, and

I the lower pivot rod 13 is similarly j ournalled greater portion of the length of the'door as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, An ornamental metal frame bar 19 is suitably secured to the outer face of the door plate 6' and projects inwardly beyond the edges of the opening 18. To the inner face of this frame bar at the opposite vertical sides thereof and withintheopening 18 one of the flanges of the angular metal bars'20 are welded or otherwise permanently secured. These bars are of the angular cross sectional form as shown in Fig. l'of the drawings, and have vertically extending channels 21 opening towards'the inner side of the door and the flanges 22 which are welded or otherwise secured to the inner door plate 5 along the opposite verticaledges of a window opening 23in said door plate. V

An ornamental grille 24- is positioned between the top bar 25 and the lower horizontal bar 26 extending between the inner and outer door plates at the lowerend of the :opening 18 in the latter plate, suitable weather strips indicated-at 27 being interposedbetweenthe vertical sides of thegrille and the bars 20and rigidly secured with the grille to said vertical bars by ineans of the screws or other suitable fastening devices indicated at 28. The inner side walls of the channels 21 in the bars 20 and the weather strips 27 adjacent to the lower horizontal bar 26 are provided with horizontal recesses or notches shown at 29 for a purpose which will be later explained.

A window generally indicated at 30 is mounted upon the inner side of thejdoor platen adjacent one vertical edge 'of-the opening therein betweensuitahle brackets attached to the door plate for swinging movement on the vertical pivots indicated at 31. This window includes afsuitable frame structure in which the windowglass 32 is tightly sealed around the edges thereof, said. frann: structure having a. lower horizontal cross piece 33 of channel shaped form with upper and lower spacecl flanges extending outward ly through the opening in the door plate 5 when the window is closed. The window frame also includes vertical side bars 34, the

said bar adjacent. the pivoted side of the window having an outwardly projecting flange 35 obliquely inclined at an angle of less than 90 while the other-side; bar 34 has a flange 36 projecting voutwardly'at a 90 angle with respect to the planeof the windows These flanges are adapted to extend into the channels 21 0f the side bars 20of the door structure and closelyengage the and'closed position.

The. upper surface of-the horizontal bar 26 is outwardly and downwardly inclined as indicated at 37' and when'the window is closed, the upper relatively narrow flange of the channel bar 33 of the'window frame is received in the recesses 29 of the bars 20 andthe strips 27, while the lower fwider flange of the frame bar 33 extends beneath and in spaced relation to the bar 26. A suitable latch device indicated at 38 is provided for tightly securing'the pivoted window 30 in its closed position.

i The sill or threshold bar 17 is provided along itsinneredge with. an upstanding angular flange 39 and the surface of said sill bar is formed with a plurality of intersecting drainage channels 40. These channelsreceive the water draining through openings 41 provided in the lower horizontal bar 9 of the door structure and discharge such water beyond the outer edge of the sill 17. From the above' description, I the several advantages of my improved storm door structure will be clearly understood. Infair weather, the-window 30 may be swung to open position for purposesof ventilation, While the doors remain. closed. In stormy or inclement weather," the windows are securely latched-in closed position. By the close cooperation of the flanges 35 and 36 with the inner walls of the channels21, the entrance of a harddriving rain passing through the grille into said channels is prevented. The rain water will therefore, collect upon the upper inclined surface 37 of the bar 26 andwillfinally overflow between the upper inner edge of said bar and the top' flange of the channel bar-33 ofthe window frame and he directed outwardly by the lower flange of the channel bar and into the lower hollow section of the door as indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the'water finally passing-off through openings ll :into the drain channels 4Q of the sill bar 17. In the illustrated embodiment of my intention, I show the pivot pins or rods 12 and 13 spaced inwardly from the edgeof the door so that the door edge may abut against How- 7 i e se the several structural features of my new storm door will be clearly understood.

7 will be seen that I have produced a house storm door which is of simple and substantial construction as well as ornamental in appearance and whichywill effectively e2;- clude the penetration of water through the open-work grille thereof to the inner side of the door, while providing means for 'secur-.

ing the desired Ventilation while the door itselfmay remain securely locked in closed position. l have herein shownand described apractical and desirable embodiment of my present improvements, but it will nevertheless, be understood that as to the several det .11 parts thereof, the essential features of the invention might also be incorporated in various other structural forms, and I accordingly, reserve the1pr1v1lege of resorting to all such legitimate changes therein as maybe fairly incorporated within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed; r I claim:

1. A storm door including a hollow door structure having a window opening there through, an open-work grille fixed' to the door structure within said opening, said 'door structure having water outlet openings at the bottom thereof, a window mounted upon the inner side of the door for closing said opening, said window and door structure having cooperating parts for preventing the passage of water entering through the grille'to the inner side ofthe door and for directing the water into the lower hollow part of the door for passage through said drainage openings.

2. A storm door including a hollow door structure having a window openingv therethrough, an opeinwork grille fixed to the ,door structure within said open1ng,,said

door structure having water outlet openings at the bottom thereof, a window mounted upon the inner side of the door for closing said opening, said door structure including vertical bars extending along the opposite sides of said opening having channels opening toward the inner sideof the door,

outwardly projecting flanges on said window adapted to be received in said channels and engaging the inuerside walls thereof lo exclude water froni'the channels, and said door structure and the window hav ng cooperating parts to direct water passing through said grille into the lower end of the door structure for passage through said drainage openings. 7 v

3. A storm door comprising a hollow door structure having inner andouterdoor plates,

said door plates having openings there through, vertical bars extending along each side edge of said openings in each door plate and having channels opening on the inner side of the door, horizontal bars at the-upper and lower ends of said, openings,

an. open-worklgrille secured f between said vert cal bars, a window mountedupon-the innenside J -f'isaid; door structure fOIFzPiYOlZ-Zbl movement and: .havmg a frame provlded' with outwardly projecting flanges adapted to. be,,received in said; channels-and engaging the inner wallsgof 'thechannelswhen the windowiisaelosedatofpreventthe passage of v waternntoesaidr channels,-and means carried by {the ,window:-f rame extending outwardly through the opening. in ithe inner-door plate and cooperating with said lower horizontal ba'r it'oLdi-retl wateniiassin throu h said grille into the lower part of the hollow door structure.

4:. A storm door comprising a hollow door structure having inner and outer door plates, said door plates having openings therethrough, vertical bars extending along each side edge of said openings in each door plate and havingchannels opening on the,

inner side of the door, horizontalbjars at the upper and lower ends of said; openings, I anopen-work grille secured between said vertical bars, a window mounted upon the 'inners'side of said door structure for pivotal movement and having a frame provided with outwardly projecting flanges adapted to be 'receivedinsaid channels and engaging the inner walls of the channels whenlthe window is closedto prevent the passage of water into said channels, said lower hori- .zontal bar having a downwardly and out- .war'dly inclined upper surface, and said window frame having a lower horizontal channel bar receiving said horizontal bar of the door structure when the window is closed and cooperating therewith to direct water passing 'through the grille into the lower portion of the hollow door structure.

5. A storm door comprising a hollow door structure having inner and outer door plates,

said door plates having openings therethrough, vertical bars extending along each side edge of said openings in each door' ed to be received in said channels and engaging the inner walls of the channels when the window is closed to prevent the passage of water into said channels, said lower horizontal bar having a downwardly and outwardly inclined upper surface, said window frame having a lower horizontal channel bar receiving said horizontal barof the door structure when the window is closed and cooperating therewith to direct water passing through the grille into the lower portion of the hollow door structure, a sill bar'upon Whichsaid door structure is mountedfor swinging movement provided in its upper surface with a plurality ofroutwardlyand down- Wardly'inclined drainage channels, and said door structure being provided in its lower end with a plurality of openings for'the passage of Water from theinterior of the door structure into said drainage channels.

' In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my invention, Iihaye signed my name here to. a

ALFRED MILLS.

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